• NICWA July Virtual Training Institute

    Virtual Event

    Positive Indian Parenting virtual training reconnects Native families with traditional child-rearing practices, blending timeless cultural teachings with modern parenting challenges to nurture strong families, preserve traditions, and empower future generations. This four-day train-the-trainer model for Positive Indian Parenting, the culturally responsive curriculum, draws on the strengths of historic Native child-rearing practices, incorporating lessons like storytelling, […]

  • NICWA August Virtual Training Institute

    Virtual Event

    The Foundations of Tribal Child Welfare Casework Practice training is geared toward tribal and First Nations child welfare workers who want to gain insight and increase their skills on the basics of tribal child welfare. The training is geared toward front line workers and newer supervisors in carrying out the day-to-day duties of tribal child […]

  • NICWA September 2026 Training Institute

    The National Indian Child Welfare Association's September Training Institute in Portland, Oregon will take place at Barbie's Village at 935 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97232 and will feature Positive Indian Parenting and Foundations of Tribal Child Welfare Casework Practice.

  • NICWA October Virtual Training Institute – ICWA Basics

    Virtual Event

    This one-day virtual training provides participants with information about the basic legal requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) and the practice issues involved with ICWA’s implementation. A brief history of U.S. Indian policy as it relates to Indian children and families sets the stage for an examination of the specific provisions […]